Climate Change Affects The Health And Nourishment Of The Poor

Environmental degradation and climate change affects the health and nourishment of the poor as well as lower their capacity to produce. Degradation of global environment such as air, water, and soil pollution, deforestation, and excessive waste contribute to human health threats around the world. Being exposed to all those environmental degradations can cause severe diseases; for instance, 19-25% of the diseases worldwide are connected to environmental elements. In addition, a big percentage of the annual cost of health and quality of life due to environmental degradation; in other words, the disclosure to air, water, and soil pollution, to some chemicals in the surroundings, or to clamor, can cause cancer, respiratory, and cardiovascular illness, as well as kidney toxicity. For example, 43% of the children’s mortality, between 0-14 years old, is blamed to poor environmental …show more content…
Some researchers establish that children are more vulnerable than adults, and the rate of infant mortality is higher in poor areas. The fact that children while growing make stronger their immune system puts them in dangerous conditions, by the time those diseases affect them, they would not be able to fight against; in contrast, adults have more probability to overcome the diseases. In addition, one of the factors that most influences air pollution is the burning fossil fuels. It influences air pollution not only causing acid rain and smog, but also producing damage to forests, agricultural crops, and lakes. It has also a serious impact on human health because burning fossil fuels leaves small particles in the air that human when breathing take them into their lungs, which can cause respiratory illness such as bronchitis, asthma, and cardiac